to accrete; to become whole; to come together
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
as before; as ever; as it was originally
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
stirring; rousing oneself
acid; sourness; sour taste
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
department store; department
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
don't worry about it; forget about it